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  • Jönköping - Sweden's 'southern Europe'?


    A study by Lucia Naldi, Professor of Business Administration at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University, shows that many Swedish students in medium-sized towns like Jönköping, Växjö, Kalmar, Örebro, and Karlstad choose to remain living at home during their university years. The research challenges the notion that young Swedes always move out early – contrasting with southern Europe, where young people often stay with their parents well into adulthood.

  • How Swedes want to take their pensions


    Four out of ten 65-year-olds use the Withdrawal Planner service on the Swedish pension webpage “minPension” to plan their pension. People with higher education and income are more likely to use the tool and most opt out of having their occupational pension paid out for life. This is according to a new report from researchers at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University.